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008			110331s1998 eng
022			_a0028-8373
040			_aWSS _dAFV
100			_aAtkin, William _9726
245			_aThe Domestic Violence Act _cAtkin, William
260			_c1998
365			_a00 _b0
500			_aNew Zealand Law Journal 5 1998 : 24-26
520			_aThis article presents an examination of the use and abuse of the Domestic Violence Act (1995). Definitions of terms under the Domestic Violence Act have been extended from that of the Domestic Protection Act (1982), which the author claims has led to misuse of the Act at the expense of genuine domestic violence victims. Under the Domestic Violence Act, children and other family members can now bring protection orders against each other. The author compares the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act (1989) with the Domestic Violence Act, and suggests that the Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act strives to keep families together whilst the Domestic Violence Act appears to break families apart. Examples of legal cases are provided to illustrate the issues raised by the author.
650	2	7	_2FVC _aCHILDREN _9127
650	2	4	_aCHILDREN YOUNG PERSONS AND THEIR FAMILIES ACT 1989 _9134
650	2	0	_aDomestic Protection Act 1982 _95184
650	2	7	_aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9203
650	2	4	_aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT 1995 _9204
650	2	7	_2FVC _aFAMILIES _9238
650	2	7	_2FVC _aJUSTICE _9333
650	2	7	_2FVC _aLEGISLATION _9346
650	2	7	_2FVC _aNEGLECT _9401
650	2	7	_aPROTECTION ORDERS _9470
650	2	7	_9431 _aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE _2FVC
650	2	7	_9103 _aCHILD ABUSE _2FVC
651		4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
773	0		_tNew Zealand Law Journal 5 1998 : 24-26
830			_aNew Zealand Law Journal _94723
942			_2ddc _cARTICLE